She was elected at a by-election (on 4 June 2009) as a Councillor in the Drumchapel/Anniesland ward of Glasgow City Council.
The retail park was formerly the site of the Barr and Stroud optics works, which moved to Govan under the ownership of Thales Optronics.
By 1904, 100 men were working for the company in a new purpose-built factory in Anniesland, Glasgow.
At its southern edge, Knightswood is bounded by Anniesland Road, beyond which lies Jordanhill and Scotstoun.